Basenji Names

Out of Africa, the Basenji dog breed was originally found in the Congo. He uses both scent and sight to hunt and was originally used to flush small game into a hunter’s nets and to control village rodent populations. Clever and endearing, he’s a good companion for the person or family who can stay a step ahead of him.

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Acorn
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
Allie
Short Form Of Names Starting Wth AL
Anuli
The one that brings joy.
Arnold
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Athena
The goddess of war, strategy and wisdom in roman mythology
Ayo
Full of joy
Bailey
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official.
Bella
Beautiful; short for Isabella.
Black Widow
Deadly female spider.
Bonita
Pretty, Beautiful
Bran
Raven
Brandy
Alcohol
Brownie
A legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night. Also a small square of rich chocolate cake.
Buckeye
tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
Buffy
From buffy the vampire slayer television series.
Buttons
Knob or ball attached to another body.
Canela
Spanish for ‘cinnamon’.
Canyon
A Large Ravine
Captain
The leader of a group of people
Cato
Wise, all-knowing
Cercei
Protective, loving mother.
Chaos
The void before the birth of the universe, titan god, total disorganization and confusion.
Charlie
Free man
Chloe
Daphnis and chloe, is an ancient greek novel
Clove
A Nail, Spice
Coco
Cook. it is also used as a nickname for names long names that begin with 'co-.
Cocoa
Powdered Chocolate
Cody
Helpful
Coffee
a medium brown to dark-brown color
Cola
carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
Daisy
Day's eye. The petals of a daisy open during the day, revealing its yellow centers, and then close at night.
Dakari
The one that brings joy,
Dancer
One Who Dances
Delia
Person From Delos
Duke
Leader, commander, governor of a province
Dungaroo
Australian outback slang.
Eda
Happiness
Faye
Fairy Or Elf
Fido
Loyal
Fifi
Diminutive Form Of Josephine
Flip
To react to something with excitement or astonishment."
Folger
"English merchant family."
Fox
Television detective from the x files
Freida
Happy
Gamora
Sheaf
Ginger
Reddish Orange Color
Goldie
Made Of Gold
Hari
Joy
Heather
Heather Plant
Henna
apply henna to one's hair
Hermione
Messenger or earthly, from the name Hermes
Huntress
A woman who hunts in mythology
Jiffy
An instant or a flash.
Joy
Joy
Kalea
Happy and cheerful
Kiano
Cheerful
Latte
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
Link
Ridge
Lola
Sorrows
Lottie
Free
Luanna
Cheerful and happy
Mabel
Lovable
Maximus
Greatest
Meadow
A beautiful field
Meatball
ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
Meave
Happy
Molly
Of The Sea Or Bitter
Monkey
one who is playfully mischievous
Nellie
Light
Oreo
Black and white
Oshe
Happy
Ozzie
Strong in hebrew.
Peppy
Full of drive and fast on the pickup.
Peyton
From Pacca's Town
Potato
annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
Princess
A daughter of a monarch.
Radka
Cheerful
Raven
Dark-colored.
Rina
Jasmine
Rocky
Inspired by Rocky Balboa.
Rollick
To frolic or behave in a free, jovial way.
Ron
Counsel Rule
Roxie
Dawn.
Rufus
Red
Sahara
Desert
Said
Happy
Sanyu
Happy girl
Scamp
one who is playfully mischievous
Scarlet
Red
Scooby
A famous cartoon canine sleuth
Scooter
Small light mode of transportation.
Snookie
Funny, quirky person.
Snoopy
offensively curious or inquisitive
Speedy
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
Squirrel
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
Suad
Cheerful
Sugar
Sweet Crystal Spice
Tea
Gift Of God
Teddy
Gift of god
Thunder
utter words loudly and forcefully
Tot
determine the sum of
Turbo
Short for turbocharger, the turbo kicks speed up a notch.
Umber
a medium brown to dark-brown color
Vito
To be full of joy or energy.
Walnut
any of various trees of the genus Juglans
Whiskey
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Willa
Feminine Form Of Will
Yuki
Happiness / snow
Zane
God Is Gracious
Zara
Princess

Basenji Names currently rank in 108th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of December 2024, Basenji Names seem increasingly popular with new puppy owners. Our stats show that they are more fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a lot of variation for this category, which suggests its popularity could be seasonal or based on cultural events.

Which are the cutest and most unique Basenji Names?

These Basenji Names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.

Fifi is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Black Widow.

Anuli scored high for its uniqueness, which would help your dog to stand out. But if you prefer more common, old-fashioned names, the more traditional option here is Bella.

How does interest compare across the United States for Basenji Names?

The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing Basenji Names.

The states that love Basenji Names the most are Delaware, North Dakota and Washington.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Georgia, Arizona and New Jersey.

Which countries have the most love for Basenji Names?

Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of Basenji Names.

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE Basenji Names are Uganda, Cameroon and Morocco.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in India, Israel and China.